New partnership unlocks flexible, instant pay for healthcare market, with automated options to meet market demand for same-day pay symplr, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, announced a new partnership integrating award-winning healthcare worker payments technology from Branch, a workforce payments platform. With the integrated pay solution, the symplr Contingent Talent Management (CTM) platform offers healthcare staffing firms seamless, automated options with free, same-day payments to workers. Healthcare staffing firms are now expected to offer same-day payment ..read more

In just 9 months, +13% swing in favorability attitudes toward AI +10% on belief that AI shaping the future of Employee Communications 93% view AI as a new competency to acquire, and tee up change management skills as well Adoption of AI productivity tools up significantly, but strategic uses lag A 2024 survey on Generative AI with employee communications professionals – following up on what was measured in 2023 – shows that AI has grown from its infancy to what clearly is an adolescent stage of development for employee communicators. Administered by North Star Communications Consulting and ..read more

Despite the high demand for talent and skills, Talent Acquisition teams are not getting the resources they need Talent Acquisition teams are being asked to concentrate on saving costs—not participate in important transformation and workforce planning projects The report is the result of the ongoing collaboration between The Josh Bersin Company and AMS The Josh Bersin Company, the world’s most trusted human capital advisory firm, working with global talent solutions business AMS, published research that shows Talent Acquisition (TA) is at a crossroads. Despite being asked to focus on fi ..read more

Latest data from Udemy highlights rising interest in ESG and supply chain skills, alongside AI, language acquisition, cybersecurity and tech certifications Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, today released its Q1 2024 Global Workplace Learning Index, a quarterly report highlighting in-demand skills that help companies remain competitive in a fast-changing global economy. The Index provides quarter-over-quarter data on trends in course consumption based on the courses taken by Udemy Business customers, representing 16,000 compan ..read more

The features will increase operational efficiency for retailers at all levels, from the corporate office to the store Opterus, the leading provider of cost-effective, cloud store communications and task management solutions to some of the world’s largest retailers, announced two major enhancements to further its industry-leading store operations and employee training portfolio, including AI capabilities. The first is the Opterus AI Assistant, which allows users to interact with chatbots and create content to streamline onboarding and operations. The second, Opterus Learning Management System ..read more

Connections Fostered metric tracks changes and lets companies benchmark Airspeed, an innovative platform focused on connecting and celebrating employees to drive engagement and performance, today announced the launch of Culture Graph (patent-pending). Culture Graph is a system that gauges the health of an organization by measuring the strength of employee connections and unearthing hidden networks within the organization. The new feature will help companies analyze their employee engagement and connection to identify opportunities for team-building and collaboration. Traditionally, organizati ..read more

New Solution Helps Employers Keep Up with Changing Regulations and Better Streamline the Employee Forms Experience  Equifax Workforce Solutions continues to help businesses transform the employee experience with the launch of Forms HQ, a new offering designed to help automate the delivery, completion, and tracking of essential employee forms, including those related to onboarding, tax withholding, state requirements, annual notices, offboarding and more. It is the latest innovation within the PeopleHQ portal, an Equifax Cloud-native solution that brings together multi ..read more

1 in 3 Delaying Family Plans Latest Results from The Harris Poll A lack of work/life balance is impacting job seekers in a very personal way as one-third of employed U.S. job seekers (34%) report having to put starting a family on hold due to a lack of work/life balance. And nearly 3 in 5 (59%) say it’s essential that their future company prioritizes work/life balance as they look to start a family. This is according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey. “From what I’ve seen, a generational focus shift is happening for many after seeing their parents devoted to wo ..read more

Enhanced employee dashboards look beyond performance metrics to elevate employee engagement and improve how IT organizations measure operational excellence ControlUp, at the forefront of Digital Employee Experience (DEX) management, today announced enhancements to ControlUp Edge DX, the solution that reduces IT support costs for physical desktops by identifying, resolving, and preventing problems that device management software can’t. For organizations seeking to elevate operational excellence and improve employee engagement, Edge DX now features advanced employee dashboards and scoring ..read more

Blink, one of the fastest-growing employee experience platforms, today announced record US growth of 159% for its fiscal year 2023, concluding in February 2024. Founded by Sean Nolan and launched in 2019, Blink is a mobile-first employee app designed specifically for frontline organizations to close the digital divide gap, enhancing productivity, improving communication and reducing turnover Nolan’s strategic relocation from London to Boston 18 months ago provided the foundation for Blink’s growth trajectory. In addition, key appointments in 2023, such as Jim McInerny joining as chi ..read more